Where does “Thyra” come from?
Thyra (Swedish) comes from Old Danish Thyrvi, from Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Ancestry of “Thyra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Danish | Thyrvi | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Þórr | Tor, Thor; Thor |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þunraz | thunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |